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Votes at a glance: Florence City Council actions, April meeting
Summary
Summary of formal votes and outcomes recorded in the council meeting, including proclamations, rezoning and budget amendments. Where transcript did not list roll‑call tallies, outcomes are listed with a note that numeric vote counts were not specified.
The Florence City Council took action on multiple agenda items during its public meeting. The transcript records voice votes or motions for the items below; no roll‑call tallies were provided in the public transcript unless noted.
• Resolution 2025‑11 — Proclaim April as Fair Housing Month. Motion moved and adopted by voice vote. The council read a resolution referencing Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and proclaimed April 2025 as Fair Housing Month; members of a local Realtors association were invited to accept the proclamation.
• Resolutions recognizing Florence youth basketball teams (Resolutions 2025‑13 and 2025‑14). The council read and adopted two resolutions recognizing the Florence 10U and 17U all‑star boys basketball teams for winning South Carolina Athletic Programs (SCAP) state championships. These recognitions were approved by voice vote.
• Bill 2025‑12 (rezoning) — Ordinance to rezone property at Dexter Drive and Atwood Avenue from NCC‑15 to NC‑6.1 (Florence County tax map number 00150‑01‑140). Motion to approve was made and the council approved the rezoning by voice vote; planning commission had recommended approval.
• Bill 2025‑13 — Ordinance to amend the city budget for fiscal year beginning 07/01/2024 and ending 06/30/2025. Council voted in favor by voice vote; transcript records “the ayes have it.”
• Bill 2025‑15 — Ordinance to amend the Somerset Acres planned development on Jefferson Drive. Staff presented the background and planning commission recommendation; council moved, seconded and approved the ordinance by voice vote.
• Bill 2025‑16 — Ordinance to annex property at 1006 West Marion Street and zone it NC‑6.2 (Florence County tax map number 90060‑13‑005). Council approved the annexation and zoning on the reading before the council by voice vote; planning commission had recommended the zoning.
• Resolution 2025‑12 — Adopt the Community Development Block Grant budget for FY 2025‑26. This item was moved to defer per the transcript; no final vote on adoption occurred.
• Other items referred to executive session or deferred: multiple UDO/design guideline items (including the communications tower setback amendment and design‑guideline matters) were moved to executive session for legal advice and/or deferred for further consideration. No public vote on final ordinance language occurred for those UDO items.
Notes on vote tallies and procedure: the public transcript records voice votes (“ayes have it”) for most actions above. The transcript did not provide numerical roll call tallies or named vote records for these items; where a numeric tally is required for record keeping, the official meeting minutes or the city clerk’s certified roll‑call record should be consulted.
